[Bug 1694922] [NEW] /etc/cron.monthly/ieee-data fails every month on redirected URLS

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Public bug reported:

the script fails and mails the following:

run-parts: /etc/cron.monthly/ieee-data exited with return code 1

the following URLS are giving a 302 redirect:
- http://standards.ieee.org/develop/regauth/oui28/mam.txt
- http://standards.ieee.org/develop/regauth/oui36/oui36.txt

1) # lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS
Release:	16.04

2) # apt-cache policy ieee-data
ieee-data:
  Installed: 20150531.1
  Candidate: 20150531.1
  Version table:
 *** 20150531.1 500
        500 http://apt.osso.nl/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://apt.osso.nl/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) it should have grabbed the right urls or it should follow the
redirects by using `curl -L`, but in later ubuntu versions this script
is completely overhauled, so a backport might be more appropriate.

4) it fails with an exit code 1 and mails once for every server you
have.

** Affects: ieee-data (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: backport cron ieee-data

** Description changed:

  the script fails and mails the following:
  
- ```run-parts: /etc/cron.monthly/ieee-data exited with return code 1```
+ run-parts: /etc/cron.monthly/ieee-data exited with return code 1
  
- the following URLS are giving a 302 redirect: 
+ the following URLS are giving a 302 redirect:
  - http://standards.ieee.org/develop/regauth/oui28/mam.txt
  - http://standards.ieee.org/develop/regauth/oui36/oui36.txt
  
- 1) # lsb_release -rd 
+ 1) # lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS
  Release:	16.04
  
  2) # apt-cache policy ieee-data
  ieee-data:
-   Installed: 20150531.1
-   Candidate: 20150531.1
-   Version table:
-  *** 20150531.1 500
-         500 http://apt.osso.nl/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
-         500 http://apt.osso.nl/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
-         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+   Installed: 20150531.1
+   Candidate: 20150531.1
+   Version table:
+  *** 20150531.1 500
+         500 http://apt.osso.nl/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
+         500 http://apt.osso.nl/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
+         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  
  3) it should have grabbed the right urls or it should follow the
  redirects by using `curl -L`, but in later ubuntu versions this script
  is completely overhauled, so a backport might be more appropriate.
  
  4) it fails with an exit code 1 and mails once for every server you
  have.

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Title:
  /etc/cron.monthly/ieee-data fails every month on redirected URLS

Status in ieee-data package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  the script fails and mails the following:

  run-parts: /etc/cron.monthly/ieee-data exited with return code 1

  the following URLS are giving a 302 redirect:
  - http://standards.ieee.org/develop/regauth/oui28/mam.txt
  - http://standards.ieee.org/develop/regauth/oui36/oui36.txt

  1) # lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS
  Release:	16.04

  2) # apt-cache policy ieee-data
  ieee-data:
    Installed: 20150531.1
    Candidate: 20150531.1
    Version table:
   *** 20150531.1 500
          500 http://apt.osso.nl/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://apt.osso.nl/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  3) it should have grabbed the right urls or it should follow the
  redirects by using `curl -L`, but in later ubuntu versions this script
  is completely overhauled, so a backport might be more appropriate.

  4) it fails with an exit code 1 and mails once for every server you
  have.

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